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Remarks Of Denyse Sabagh, Denyse Sabagh Sep 2004

Remarks Of Denyse Sabagh, Denyse Sabagh

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Turner Thesis, Black Migration, And The (Misapplied) Immigrant Explanation Of Black Inequality, John Valery White Sep 2004

The Turner Thesis, Black Migration, And The (Misapplied) Immigrant Explanation Of Black Inequality, John Valery White

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Profitable Proposals: Explaining And Addressing The Mail-Order Bride Industry Through International Human Rights Law, Vanessa Brocato May 2004

Profitable Proposals: Explaining And Addressing The Mail-Order Bride Industry Through International Human Rights Law, Vanessa Brocato

San Diego International Law Journal

This Article looks at the MOBI in the United States through the lens of international human rights. Part II will describe the MOBI. Part III will evaluate the MOBI within an international human rights framework. Part IV will examine current U.S. legislation relating to the MOBI. Part V suggests strategies for addressing the MOBI. Nations will not be able to solve the problem independently because the MOBI is a transnational phenomenon. Conducting a critique of marriage brokers in a human rights context can help place problems caused by the MOBI at the forefront of international debate. Applying current human rights …


Hong Kong Right Of Abode: Ng Siu Tung & (And) Others V. Director Of Immigration - Constitutional And Human Rights At The Mercy Of China, Teresa Martin May 2004

Hong Kong Right Of Abode: Ng Siu Tung & (And) Others V. Director Of Immigration - Constitutional And Human Rights At The Mercy Of China, Teresa Martin

San Diego International Law Journal

This Comment argues that the Court's refusal to sidestep the Standing Committee's reinterpretation using either the Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation, or the judgments previously rendered clause in the Basic Law, signifies its capitulation to the Standing Committee, and its inability to protect constitutional rights and/or human rights in Hong Kong. This Comment will first give a brief background on the concept of one country, two systems and the drafting of the basic law. Second, it will introduce the Right of Abode cases, and explain the constitutional crisis of 1999. Third, it analyzes Ng Siu Tung & Others v. Director of …


Race, Immigration, And The Department Of Homeland Security, Victor C. Romero Jan 2004

Race, Immigration, And The Department Of Homeland Security, Victor C. Romero

Journal Articles

Despite the wisdom of separating the service and enforcement functions of our immigration bureau, the new tripartite system under the auspices of the Department of Homeland Security risks fueling the "immigrant Arab as terrorist" stereotype, rather than helping to re-establish the reality that noncitizen terrorists, like U.S. citizen ones, are a rare species.


The Deferred Action Program Of The Bureau Of Citizenship And Immigration Services: A Possible Remedy For Impossible Immigration Cases Jan 2004

The Deferred Action Program Of The Bureau Of Citizenship And Immigration Services: A Possible Remedy For Impossible Immigration Cases

San Diego Law Review

This beneficent operations instruction permitted two alternative interpretations, each of which was taken up by the federal courts. In the case of Nicholas v. INS, the petitioner asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to overrule the district director’s decision to deny his nonpriority status application. The court determined that the operations instruction confers a “substantive benefit upon the alien, rather than setting up an administrative convenience,”and thus is essentially a legislative rule requiring a strict standard of application, and not one allowing the INS a significant amount of discretion. The Fifth Circuit held in Soon Bok Yoon v. INS …


Hiding The Ball: The Need For Abandoning The Immediate Custodian Rule For Writs Of Habeas Corpus Filed By Immigrant Detainees, Michael Beland, Amanda Lesher Olear Jan 2004

Hiding The Ball: The Need For Abandoning The Immediate Custodian Rule For Writs Of Habeas Corpus Filed By Immigrant Detainees, Michael Beland, Amanda Lesher Olear

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Yadegar-Sargis V. Ins – Unveiling The Discriminatory World Of U.S. Asylum Laws: The Necessity To Recognize A Gender Category, Tanya Domenica Bosi Jan 2004

Yadegar-Sargis V. Ins – Unveiling The Discriminatory World Of U.S. Asylum Laws: The Necessity To Recognize A Gender Category, Tanya Domenica Bosi

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Clear View From The Prairie: Harold Washington And The People Of Illinois Respond To Federal Encroachment Of Human Rights, Craig Mousin Dec 2003

A Clear View From The Prairie: Harold Washington And The People Of Illinois Respond To Federal Encroachment Of Human Rights, Craig Mousin

Craig B. Mousin

No abstract provided.